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The Olympics

sports! Aug. 6, 2021

The Best Things We’ve Seen at the Olympics So FarA swim coach horny for gold, teens shredding the skateboarding category, and more.

By Claire Lampen and Mia Mercado
tokyo olympics Aug. 2, 2021

Belarusian Sprinter Gets Asylum After Abrupt Olympic ExitKrystsina Tsimanouskaya refused to return to Belarus after coaches pulled her from competition without notice.

By Claire Lampen
hell olympics July 28, 2021

On Top of Everything Else, Tokyo Is Way Too HotYet another reason to regret the 2020 Olympics: Extreme heat is threatening athletes’ health.

By Claire Lampen
sports! July 27, 2021

The Best TikToks From the OlympicsSo far, Australia is winning the gold in social-media content.

By Olivia Evans
famous hair July 26, 2021

Give These Braids a Gold MedalNaomi Osaka and her hair are killing it on the court.

By Erica Smith
sports! July 26, 2021

German Gymnasts Will Wear Whatever They Want, ThanksIn opting for full-length unitards, “We wanted to show that every woman, everybody, should decide what to wear.”

By Claire Lampen
pictograms July 23, 2021

New Sport Alert!!!The human pictograms portion of the opening ceremony is the best part of the Olympics so far.

By Claire Lampen
:’) July 23, 2021

Mr. Olympics Has ArrivedPita Taufatofua, Tonga’s hunky shirtless flag-bearer, is back to help open the 2020 Tokyo games.

By Claire Lampen
sports! July 19, 2021

Will COVID Kill the Mood in the Olympic Village?Pandemic restrictions come for the sexiest event in sports.

By Claire Lampen
power June 30, 2021

Silence Isn’t NeutralBy banning protests, the Olympics joins the chorus telling athletes to “shut up and dribble.”

By Claire Lampen
sports! June 27, 2021

Serena Williams Won’t Play at the Tokyo Olympics“I really haven’t thought about it, so I’m going to keep not thinking about it.”

By Claire Lampen
sports! June 7, 2021

So What’s Going On With the Olympics?All your Tokyo 2020 questions, answered.

By Claire Lampen
sports! Dec. 10, 2020

Olympics Organizers Hell-Bent on 2021 GamesApparently there is a “real cast-iron will” to see the show go on.

By Claire Lampen
winter olympics 2018 Feb. 12, 2018

18 of Adam Rippon’s Best QuotesThe American figure-skater is easily our most quotable Olympian.

By Anna Silman
July 15, 2016

Olympic Gymnast’s Favorite Thing to Do Is Absolutely NothingSame.

By Anna Silman
men with hair Feb. 20, 2014

The Best Men’s Hair at the Olympics Hair force won.

By Maggie Lange
figuring it out Feb. 16, 2014

Homeschool, Barfing, and Sequins: 15 Insiders on the World of Figure SkatingTalking to the figure skaters you don’t see on TV.

By Erica Schwiegershausen
sochi problems Feb. 12, 2014

Shoshi Games Takes Girls’ Shoshanna to the OlympicsIt’s an ode to Zosia Mamet’s glorious facial expressions.

By Maggie Lange
bathroom talk Jan. 23, 2014

In Sochi, Best Friend Toilets Are Early Breakout Stars of the GamesJust two toilets, side-by-side, swinging for that gold.

By Maggie Lange
sporty spice Jan. 23, 2014

2014 Sochi Olympic Uniforms Are Doing Too MuchA 100 percent wool eruption of patriotic imagery.

By Maggie Lange
slideshows Aug. 1, 2012

The Many Messy Buns of Women’s GymnasticsSay goodbye to ultra-tight ponytails and hello to loose, undone buns.

By Margaret Lyons